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A photograph inside a canopied pavilion of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest, dressed in orange robes with red and yellow floral garlands, his palms pressed together in greeting. Around the throne, several devotees sit on the floor in white and cream clothes, some in yellow shawls, others in pink, green and maroon saris. A seated woman in pink and white offers something from a tray, and fruit and food trays are arranged in the lower right foreground. Red-and-orange draped backdrop cloth and a hanging gold lamp frame the scene.

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January 02 20102010-01-02December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesDecember 01 20092009-12-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesA photograph inside a canopied hall with red draped walls and a carved wooden pillar. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests sits in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and layered flower garlands, hands pressed together in namaste. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor, several holding orange cloth or offering trays. A small table at left holds water bottles and orange-wrapped items. Their hands are folded or extended with offerings, and a woman in a grey sari sits near the throne.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA seated man in orange robes with folded hands sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion armrests, wearing a long red and orange flower garland and a red-and-yellow flower garland. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in white, cream and yellow shawls; a woman in a grey sari and a man in white kneel near a tray of orange cloths and flowers. Behind the throne hangs a red fabric backdrop and a dark green banner. The setting is a tented pavilion with wooden beams. A purple logo appears at the upper left. Swamiji (probable) identified by orange robes, long hair and ceremonial garlands seated on the throne.2009-12-01December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in a tented open hall. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and orange garland sits on an ornate gold throne with carved backrest and lion-form armrests, hands pressed together in prayer. In front of him a devotee in orange robes kneels with a fruit tray, bottled water and apples on a small table nearby. Around them seated devotees in white, yellow and purple saris and white dhotis fold their hands in prayer, and the red drapes and brick pillars frame the scene. Roughly a dozen people are visible, including partial figures in the foreground.2009-11-17A seated man in an orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a red backrest, hands pressed together in namaskar. A white and orange floral garland hangs around the throne's base area. In front, on a gold-brass tray, sit small glass bowls and dishes, and women and girls in white and yellow-trimmed garments, some with orange shawls, hold aarti lamps and offerings while seated on the floor. A pink draped backdrop and tent-like canopy frame the scene. Water bottles and small objects sit on a wooden side table. The setting suggests a puja or aarti ceremony, with several attendees in white clothing and one shaved-headed person in white in the lower right.2009-12-07A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne in a canopied tent, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a white flower garland, his palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white traditional clothes sit on a red and blue mat: a bald man in white holds an orange cloth and a brass plate, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits in front, and women in white saris sit to the right. Gold lion-shaped armrests and a gold-framed backrest decorate the throne, with a pedestal fan and a red draped backdrop behind. a person (orange robe, flower garland and throne cues) seated in the tent, with devotees performing a ceremony.2009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05A photograph inside a canopied tent with red and gold draped fabric. A man in orange robes and a red-orange shawl with a flower garland sits on an ornate gilded throne with his palms pressed together in greeting. In front of him, a man in orange robes with a bare back is seated on the floor, facing the throne with hands folded, and a row of devotees in white, yellow and purple saris and white dhotis sit with palms joined. A small table holds apples, a water bottle and offerings, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits near the throne. The setting suggests a darshan or satsang gathering.2009-11-17